‘Empire’ Cast Votes For Hillary Clinton In Lee Daniels-Directed Ad

“There’s only one person in this race who said Black Lives Matter,” Empire‘s Bryshere Gray says in a new pro-Hillary Clinton ad directed by Lee Daniels. Coming just one day after Clinton running mate Tim Kaine and GOP No. 2 contender Mike Pence debate, the one-minute ad from the co-creator of the hit Fox hip-hop drama — which aired during tonight’s episode — lists off Trayvon Martin and other victims of gun violence and makes a plea for the former New York senator as the candidate of tolerance. With passing but direct reference to GOP nominee Donald Trump, the millennial-targeted ad urges young Americans to get out and vote.

Along with Gray and Daniels, the spot also features Empire matriarch Taraji P. Henson and her co-stars Trai Byers, Jussie Smollett, Tasha Smith, Gabourey Sidibe and Grace Byers. Empire patriarch Terrence Howard is not featured in the ad.

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The ad further solidifies Daniels’ support for Clinton and raisies issues concerning the African-American issues that he has expressed throughout this campaign. The Oscar-nominated director was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Like President Barack Obama, the former Secretary of State has been a massive beneficiary of Hollywood support both on the campaign trail and in the coffers. In the final weeks of the campaign, Team Hillary is making a distinct and focused effort to infuse young voters who helped put Obama in office in 2008 and 2012 — using the cast of the biggest scripted show on the Big 4 certainly is a move in that direction, they hope.